In response to a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) proposal to modify the refresher training requirements under the Lead: Renovation, Repair, and Painting (RRP) Rule, the National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) is urging the agency to adopt the proposal to eliminate the requirement that refresher training for a certified renovator have a hands-on component.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have selected the Pella Corporation of Pella, Iowa, for a 2014 Energy Star Partner of the Year Award.

In response to yesterday's action by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) seeking additional comments on proposed draft ENERGY STAR Version 6.0 criteria for skylights, the Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA) is calling on the agency to address additional concerns the industry has about the skylight criteria, the proposed window and door criteria and the overall direction of the ENERGY STAR program.

Tolll Brotehrs Inc., one of the largest homebuilders in America, has agreed to pay a $741,000 civil penalty to settle its alleged Clean Water Act violations at its construction sites, including those located in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Toll Brothers Inc., one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, will pay a civil penalty of $741,000 to resolve alleged Clean Water Act violations at its construction sites, including sites located in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.

SEATTLE -- Chilkoot Lumber Company of Haines, AK, and its owner, Edward Lapeyri, will pay $9,500 for improperly storing and failing to repair leaking transformers that contained toxic PCBs, according to a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a timeline for reconsideration of its controversial air toxics standards for boilers and certain incinerators.

WASHINGTON – As part of a filing with the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set a schedule for issuing updated air toxics standards for boilers and certain solid waste incinerators.

The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Assn. has issued a statement in support of the National Academy of Sciences' critical review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's risk assessment of formaldehyde.

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency needs to reassess its draft assessment of formaldhyde health risks, according to a new report from the National Research Council.